Administration pushes back ACA enrollment deadline

After getting many complaints about website problems with HealthCare.gov, Obama administration officials Friday announced that they will give consumers extra eight days to sign up for health coverage that takes effect Jan. 1.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the parent of the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight — said it will push the individual coverage enrollment deadline to Dec. 23, from Dec. 15.